2. The Foolish Young Aquarian Knight
Morning came, the light shining through Nel's bedroom. The sound a small foot steps pattered around Nel's bed. Because of the noise Nel turned to her side and let out a small groan and felt two more forms weigh down the bed "Ugh...up already?" she groaned while sitting up. Glou was sitting on the edge of the bed near Nel's feet while Kira took hold of Nel's hand "Mommy! I'm hungry!" she chimed. Sighing the young woman got out of her bed and looked towards her two children with a tired smile "Alright. What shall we have?" she asked as she rested her hands at her hips.
Glou rubbed his chin and blinked his green eyes "Strawberries!" he told her and Kira shook her head "No pancakes!" she said while flailing her hands in the air. Nel sighed "How about strawberries and pancakes?" she asked them and they both smiled giving a light nod. With that she left her room to go towards the kitchen to make breakfast; she had not gotten enough sleep. Her night was filled with tears and pain as memories from yesterday clouded her mind all night long. Sighing to herself as she stirred a bowl with a batter mixer and rest her back against the edge of the kitchen table.
Kira yawned as she sat down on the little cushioned couch and played with her princess figurine that grandpa woltar gave her. Glou just watched his sister do her silly things and shook his head while making way outside in to the small garden. He starred at a little pink bunny that was hiding behind a small rose bush, he smirked and pulled out his wooden sword from his little belt "Beast, how dare you harm those flowers" he shouted through the air and dashed towards the rose bush. A sudden scream came from outside and Nel nearly dropped the bowl filled with pancake mix she quickly rushed towards the back at the garden. As soon as she got outside she noticed Glou on the ground in front of the rose bush holding his right arm crying; Nel approached her son and kneeled down to his level.
"Glou, what happened?" she asked him and he looked up with tears in his green eyes "Sniff..I went to chase the bad monster out of the rose bush..but the rose bush scratched me" he told her through tears. Nel smiled while carefully taking his arm and she sighed noticing a thorn sticking out "Sorry. This might hurt" she told him as she quickly pulled the thorn out. Glou let out another scream which caused Kira to come by the back door "Mommy, what is going on? Why is brother crying?" she sniffled. Nel smiled while resting her hand over his wound "Healing" she said and the wound disappeared "No worries honey, your brother just got a thorn stuck in his arm because he was playing near the rose bush" she told Kira as she ruffled Glou's hair. Glou sniffled "Yeah..just a thorn." he said while getting up and going near the bush to retrieve his wooden sword and blinked when he felt weight from behind him.
Kira embraced her brother from behind "Big brother! I was so scared" she sniffled and then said "I thought you were going to be gone..like daddy" she said through sniffles. Nel's eyes widen at that comment and sighed while getting up she made her way back in to the kitchen; Glou turned around and rest his hands on his little sister's shoulders "Kira, what did I say. Don't speak of father. Mommy gets upset" he said to her. Kira gasped and covered her mouth with her hands while nodding and Glou sighed "Come on. Lets go inside!" he said while putting his wooden sword back under his belt. The young girl grasped her small hand around Glou's wrist "Okay. Big brother" she smiled while she followed him as he walked back inside the house. Nel sighed while she got back to work on fixing their breakfast "Glou. Kira. Breakfast is almost done" she called towards them.
Glou quickly peeled his little sister's hand off his wrist he walked towards the dinning table. He noticed Kira giving him a look "What?" he said as he sat down on a chair. Kira just gave a sad look and sat in a chair across from him "Do...you think daddy is an angel?" she quietly said so that her brother could only hear. Glou just gave a light snort "Heh..angels don't exist." he told her as he glanced towards the kitchen noticing Nel coming out with plates. Kira slammed her hands beside her plate which Nel just placed down "Are too! Angels do exist." she paused for a second and looked towards Nel "Right, mommy? Angels do exist." she told her mother.
Nel blinked her eyes while placing Glou's plate down and smiled "If that is what you believe. Then yes of course angels exist." she told Kira and Glou just growled then sat back in the chair. Nel shook her head while glancing at their full plates "Alright guys. Enough about angels. Hurry up and eat. Mommy has to help Drave train." she said. Glou burst our laughing "Can I play with him?" he asked evil manner tone as he grabbed his fork and poked it in his pancake. Nel could had sworn for a second that was Albel tone but shook her head and smiled "Please behave. Last time I brought you both to watch me train with him. He ended up having a concussion " Glou stood up from his chair about to comment on that.
Yet, Kira decided to lean across the table and stuff a strawberry in his mouth "No more. Big Brother" she said to him with a smiled then scooted back when she noticed the glare he gave. Once again the boy gave lots of Albel like qualities and it scared Nel a bit; she wondered if Glou might act like his father later in life. Sighing she watched them eat and she quickly got them to go to their rooms to get dressed. Nel got dressed in her usual fighting materials and she wrapped her scarf around her neck. As she walked towards the living room she noticed Kira and Glou by the door dressed up; to her dislike Glou had his wooden sword.
Sighing she walked towards the front door and looked back at Glou "Promise me you won't hit Drave in the back of the head with that thing." she told her son and he gave a light pout "Fine. I promise..."he said. As they walked outside they noticed Clair in the yard beside the house attending to a Lum "Ah Nel, how are you doing today?" her friend asked her with concern only to cause Nel to shake her head and smile "Much better. Thanks Clair" her friend seemed relieved to hear that. Clair notice Nel dressed up in her fighting materials and tilt her head "What are you up to?" she asked while watching Glou give a light smirk. "Ah..training Drave again. Please be careful with him. If you want him to ever take your place, Nel. Then..again this could be your way of showing nobody can" Clair smiled and noticed Nel narrow her eyes "Not at all. I am simply training him." she told her friend. Clair shook her head "Very well. Do be careful" she told them and went back to grooming the lum.
Nel sighed as she continued her walk towards the plains just outside of the Kingdom of Aquios. She noticed the young man resting himself with his back leaning against a big tree. Nel just gave a rather small cough to clear her throat and causing Drave to wake up blinking his dark blue eyes in a confused state "Ack. Lady Nel. Sorry I sort of fallen asleep waiting for you." he pushed himself away from the tree. As he stood still he ran his fingers through his unruly hair; Nel watched the youth try to make excuses for his actions. The thing odd about Drave was he is a complete stranger and outsider yet he was given titled to take on Nel's place.
The light tanned skin twenty year old boy dressed in a black mesh tank top and black short that went to his knees. The black pants trim had a rather black netting that end to just above his ankle boot. His only armor would be the shoulder pads and one metal kneepad; his weapon was just a simple Nodachi katana. Glou gave a light snort at the sight of the sleepy young knight "He is suppose to become the leader of the Crimson Blade? HIM?" he repeated himself. Drave stop stretching his arm and glanced at the boy making mocking comments towards his way "Ah. Little Glou. What was that..? I could not hear you." he smirked.
Glou disliked Drave for many reasons, one he flirted with his mother, two Kira wants Drave to be her husband as scary as that sounds, and three he was a wreckless weakling. Nel approached Drave "Alright. Now that your done stretching how about you grab that sword of yours and we show duel" she told him to receive a annoyed look from Drave "Do..I have too?" he asked as he rubbed the back of his head. Nel's right hand balled in to a fist and it twitched "Yes you do. Quit acting like a child and fight me" she snapped as her hand quickly unsheathed her twin blades. Drave made a step back and noticed a small girl run his way hugged his leg "Um. Oh Kira. You look pretty in that dress." he smiled as he patted her head "You like...it? You really like it?" she said in her childish tone and smiled. Nel sighed "Kira, please stand to the side with your brother." she told her daughter "Okay.." Kira sighed while she ran towards her brother who was glaring.
Kira froze in her spot "What is the matter, big brother?" she asked him and noticed Glou's annoyed look "How can you...ugh. Never mind he just a foolish idiot" he ranted while turning his back to the scene. Nel noticed Drave inching his left hand down to his sheathed Nodachi "Hurry up. If you moved this slow. By the time you pull it out you'd be dead" she yelled at him . He reached down grabbing it fast but because of the yell he dropped the sword. A clatter sound could be herd and Nel just gave a sigh "A hopeless case.." she muttered behind her scarf watching Drave reached down and picked it up. Nel sighed "Perhaps we should move on to ruinology" her voice should rather annoyed as she sheathed her blades and noticed Drave look up with a small pout "I am sorry Lady Nel!" he called to her. Shaking her head at him "Listen. If you want to learn how to become something like me. Then you better start playing the part." she snapped and caused him to turn his back giving a sigh "I am just not good enough..to take your place. Nobody will be Nel." he told her.
Nel froze in her spot; was she being to hard on him. Hard on him because she did not want anyone to take her place at all. Giving a sigh she approached the younger man and rest her hand on his right shoulder blade giving it a light pat. "No, your right I am being a tad to hard. Perhaps you should train on your own for awhile. Get stronger and then come to me" her voice was filled with that serious tone. Drave turned around to face his fighting trainer "Hm. You admit it then. You are being to hard. So hard.." he paused and smirked "How about a date?" he asked grabbing her wrist.
This comment did not go very well and soon he found himself down on the ground on his back with a blade just under his throat "Say that again. You'll wish you never met me" Nel told him. Drave moved his hand up just to grab the blade and flinched at the feeling of the cutting of his hand "I am sorry. Lady Nel, I could not resist. Your simply to beautiful" he told her hoping she'd leave him be. Giving a sigh she lift her blade away from his throat and stood up on the ground then sheathing her dagger. Drave tried to get up but felt a kick at his side and he whimpered "Ouch. What was that for lady—" he froze at the sight of Glou hovering his left side with his wooden sword "Take that. You sick man" he snapped as he swatted his wooden sword down on Drave's stomach. "Lady Nel! Ahh. Help please!" Drave yelled from the ground as her son continued to hit him with the toy wooden sword.
Nel could not believe her ears, the grown man was complaining about her child beating him up. Shaking her head "You really are hopeless. Can't even stop a child" she told Drave while taking hold of Glou's free hand "No more. He had enough" she told him. Glou just narrowed his green eyes and dropped the wooden sword "I am sorry mommy. I could not resist" he told her. Kira stood stunned just got over the shock and ran to Drave's side "Oh. You're hurt. I am so sorry, my big brother is a fool" she whimpered. Before any more bickering could be started Nel called to both her children "How about we go pay a visit to the castle?" she asked them.
Glou nodded but gave a glare towards Drave "He is not going right?" he asked his mother and gave a happy sigh when Nel shook her head no. Kira on the other hand gripped on to Drave's arm "No mommy. I want to stay and nurse Drave's wounds" her said while gripping his arm more. Her big brother approached her and grabbed her by the other arm pealing her off of Drave "Let him rot. I am sure he can manage to find a poor female to nurse his wounds. Don't level yourself down to a fool" he told his younger sister. Drave sat up blinking his blue eyes "Hey. Glou why do you have to be so mean to me?" he asked as he watched them walk off towards the front entrance gates and Glou turned around "Because I hate you." he simply replied. Drave just got up and shook his head feeling like a complete failure that is how he always felt near Glou anyways.
In Airyglph, Albel Nox was training outside in the snowy condition air. He was standing before a wooden figure with his sword sticking straight in the wood; his shoulders shaking. The man had tired himself out, for he was training since last nice. He could not sleep at all and thought it be best to use his time to train some. Bah, he was not one to get tired out from simple training back in his days he'd easily go fight Crossel with out getting tired.
Removing his crimson blade a image flashed in his mind; it was just after Fayt and his maggot friends went back to their worlds. The image of Romero seeped in his mind, that bastard still was not dead. He was unable to defeat the maggot back then and he wondered what the fool might be up to now. Giving a sigh he sheathed his sword and turned around facing the door "Perhaps I should go hunting. Heh. Romero may have gotten away that time. He won't get away this time" he darkly said to himself. Walking back inside the castle he stood near the door and shook his head; he was rather sweaty it was pretty gross and figured he best rush off to bathe before his fiancé went to hug him.
As he made his way towards the bathing chamber he noticed a guard standing before the door "Move maggot. I wish to bathe" he told the Airyglph guard. The guard nearly moved back and shook his head "Sorry. Lord Albel, the bathing room is busy at the moment. King and Queen are using it" Albel froze in place "Ah...I see" he turned his back. He knew well, hearing the word of two people in their he knew he would rather gut himself before using that right after. A sigh escaped his mouth as he walked outside in to town and made his way towards Kirlsa. All for a bath he had to go to Kirlsa; sure he could had just went to some poor common folk house and demand to use their bath.
Yet, he had no desire to torment a simple commoner. As he approached Kirlsa he made way towards the bathe house there. Sighing in relief he noticed it was empty and removed his clothes then got in to soak up. Sitting in silence his back against a wall and his arms stretched across the floor surface he sunk his lower body down more. Hearing a door open up his head snapped up and noticed a old man approaching him "Bah. What do you want?" he asked Woltar.
The old man froze in his spot and noticed Albel "What are you doing here? I thought you were at Airyglph?" he asked Albel. The young man gave a light sigh "I was going to bathe there. But to my dislike it was being used by the king and queen" he trailed on the words with disgust. Woltar laughed "Ah. Together?" he asked and caused Albel to sink more in the water giving a nod. "Yes. What else? How can the king do such a thing. Make the water..dirty like that" he said shivering with the thought. Woltar just laughed "As I remember. You done the same thing. In Aquaria's castle though."a smirk crossed Woltar's lips as Albel stood up in the water.
He gave an annoyed look in those red eyes of his "Do not bring something old up. Old Coot" he snapped as he climbed out of the water. He reached for something to dry himself and then throw those clothes of his; he did not want to stay and remember something like that. His back towards Woltar he herd the old man just laugh "What are you laughing about? Fool" he asked as he turned around and Woltar just shook his head. "You. So tell me. Why would you wish to leave when I bring up something from the past. You never got upset about anything besides when I talked about your father. So why when it comes to something about Nel..?" he asked the younger man. Albel glared "Bah. Shut up. You know nothing" he huffed and made his way out of the bath house leaving Woltar alone.
To be continued..
A/N: Finally. I been able to work on the next chapter. Thank you for all the reviews and I will hopefully get another chapter up soon. Yes there are lot of unanswered things about this fic and don't worry they will show up later in the chapters. Hehhe please be patient :3. Also thank you Tachiko for pointing that out and I went to correct that! I am surprise nobody noticed that. Well thanks again and I hope you like this chapter.